Okay, we are tasked with adding 524 and 7131. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 1 in column 1 and get 5.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 3 in column 2 and get 5.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 1 in column 3 and get 6.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 7 in column 4 and get 7.

So, 524 + 7131 = 7655.

